Billy Idol

Photography by Gered Mankowitz

“Apparently, Billy wanted to work with me because of my covers for the Stones back in the ’60s. I was delighted to work with them, as they were very powerful visually and I felt that they encapsulated the poseur punk post-‘76 look.”

Generation X (featuring a young Billy Idol) during the cover shoot for their self-titled first album, London, 1978.